McHale showed a rare hint of approval and said to Wen Hao: "Wen Hao, you shot very well, keep shooting, as long as you get an open space." After that, he arranged several tactics again, generally to let other players
This is a tactic to help Wen Hao cover and let Wen Hao receive the ball in an open position.
At this time, Wen Hao interrupted McHale: "Coach, I'm tired again."
"Well……"
Unexpectedly, McHale was speechless. Everyone in the Rockets was also puzzled. What kind of tricks was this kid playing? Just when he was feeling hot, he suddenly asked to be dismissed? To say it was tiring, although it might be a bit,
But I'm not too tired to play.
Wen Hao looked at everyone's doubtful eyes and explained to everyone: "Now that I have hit four consecutive mid-range shots, Kobe will definitely defend me more closely. Even if I play again, it will be difficult to continue my performance just now. Instead of this,
It's better to let other people play and let the Lakers catch it by surprise, and we can take the opportunity to chase a few more points."
After everyone heard this, they suddenly realized, while McHale nodded and looked at Harden. When Wen Hao left the game, it was time for Harden to come on. This not only caught the Lakers by surprise, but also solved a problem for themselves.
You know, for a big name like Harden, I don't dare to keep him on the bench.
For this reason, McHale was naturally happy to get Harden ready to play immediately.
Wen Hao watched McHale plan the next play style to Harden and others, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, the reason why he took the initiative to ask for a rest was not expected by the Lakers. There are two deeper reasons. One is because he had hardly played on the court ten games ago. Although he trained very hard,
His physical fitness on the court is still insufficient and he cannot adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the game. Now after two quarters of hard work, he is indeed a little tired. If he does not rest now, he may not even have the physical strength to play when he has the opportunity to play in the fourth quarter.
The second reason is because of Harden.
Wen Hao knew very well that although his performance in this game was excellent and his effect was obvious, because his style of play is incompatible with Harden's, Harden's playing time will be compressed as soon as he comes on the court. He has to compete with the boss to play.
No one who loses time ends up well. His current status in the team is not high enough to compete with Harden, so he took the initiative to ask for a rest and give Harden some playing time so that he would not be caught by Harden.
Register hate.
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Since being defeated by Paul last time, Wen Hao has completely calmed down. He has thought a lot and thought clearly. His mind is much more mature than before. In terms of attitude, he is no longer as arrogant as before, but has recovered.
Chinese people have a humble and low-key character; in dealing with the world, he has also learned that before he has absolute strength, he will never touch people he cannot afford to offend. In reality, he means not to offend Harden.
Regarding this point, Dayao also reminded him. With Harden's mentality, he hates people competing with him for the boss position. Now Wen Hao's performance is so eye-catching, it seems to pose a threat to his boss position, even if Wen Hao is not like this
thoughts.
So Wen Hao must be more low-key.
And taking the initiative to ask for a break just now so that Harden can play is one of his low-key strategies.
After the Rockets re-entered the game, the Lakers did not expect to let Wen Hao off the court and made a mistake in their defensive strategy, allowing Harden to play three times in a row. When the Lakers focused their defense on Harden, he passed the ball to the inside.
, Dayao hit two in a row, and even Asik got an opportunity to attack with an empty basket and successfully dunked. In this way, the Rockets blossomed inside and outside, and others also had opportunities.
As for the Lakers, although the shooting rate was also very good, reaching 50%, it was a little worse than the Rockets' recent success rate. In the end, at the end of the third quarter, the Rockets chased the score.
By 87 to 89, there was only two points difference.
Staples Center fell silent again.
The fans sat quietly and said nothing. Although the Lakers were still leading by two points at this time, they were already starting to get anxious, especially the actor Nicholson, who crossed his hands and held his fingers against each other.
In front of the mouth.
It is true that the Lakers are temporarily leading, but everyone knows that the Lakers are older and are much older than the young Rockets. The first three quarters were okay, but in the fourth quarter, they lacked physical fitness.
It will be exposed. This is the experience accumulated in the past half season. Therefore, in previous games, they always strived to lead by more than ten points in the first three quarters, so that it would not be too difficult in the fourth quarter.
But today, facing the young Rockets, they only lead by 2 points, which is not enough for the Rockets to bite the bullet. You know, the Rockets play at a fast pace, and as long as they attack three-pointers and the basket, once they feel good,
, let alone 2 points, even the points were not enough for them to chase after half a quarter.
Only the Hollywood celebrities who came to join in the fun on the sidelines were all smiles when they saw that the Lakers were leading by 2 points. In their opinion, if the Lakers have Kobe, there is nothing they can't handle.
However, the ESPN commentator on the sidelines reminded them. Harlan shook his head and said: "Not enough, not enough. A 2-point lead is not enough."
Reggie Miller nodded and said: "Yes, for the young and more dynamic Rockets, the Lakers' 2-point lead is not enough. According to common sense, the fourth quarter will belong to the younger Rockets.
Rockets. But everyone knows Kobe’s tenacity. What kind of strength he will show in the fourth quarter is closely related to the victory or defeat of the Lakers. So it is difficult to say who will win in this game.”
Big-mouthed Klee laughed and said, "What's so hard about this? Didn't I already say it, the Lakers, victory must belong to the Lakers."
Next to them, Miller and Harlan shook their heads secretly, muttering in their hearts: When did this happen? Barkley didn't care about the actual situation and only said that the Lakers could win. How could this be like the commentators of the former players now? It was just like a commentator.
Almost like a reckless man.
Miller and Harlan were helpless and thought in unison: Could it be that he was so unfavorable about the Rockets because the former Yao made him kiss a donkey's butt?
Two minutes later, players from both sides took the field again for the final quarter.
This time, McHale once again sent Wen Hao onto the field.
Now he understands that although Wen Hao is disobedient, he is not like Crawford who throws things around casually.
He decides what to do next based on the situation on the field. And many of the things he observed from a player's perspective were something he, the coach on the sidelines, could never have imagined.
Therefore, his trust in Wen Hao increased even more.
